Author Topic: Korg DS-10 (Read 35221 times)

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #50 on:** October 27, 2008, 12:10:06 AM »

I just pre-ordered my copy today. I can't wait until I can get my hands on it.

TheFleece · « **Reply #51 on:** November 04, 2008, 06:36:37 PM »

I called my local game shop and they're going to have it in tomorrow. Considering I've been waiting most of the year for this one more night shouldn't be anything, but I just can't help getting excited- is it tomorrow yet? How about now?

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #52 on:** November 05, 2008, 01:26:54 AM »

Mine should ship from Amazon tomorrow.

SHOULD.

TheFleece · « **Reply #53 on:** November 05, 2008, 09:57:46 AM »

I got it a little while ago. I played it for about 20 min and it's exactly what I thought it would be and more. I didn't bother reading the manual, the controls are easy to figure out and the sound has a wide range.
Get this!

D_Average · « **Reply #54 on:** November 05, 2008, 10:33:20 AM »

Quote from: Lindy on November 05, 2008, 01:26:54 AM

Mine should ship from Amazon tomorrow.

SHOULD.

Same here...(fingers crossed)

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #55 on:** November 05, 2008, 02:58:15 PM »

Just got the shipping email.

IT IS TIME FOR MUSIC

D_Average · « **Reply #56 on:** November 05, 2008, 03:19:10 PM »

Ditto. Should be making sweet beats by the 10th!!

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #57 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:39:43 AM »

My first act as a new KORG DS-10 owner is to make a beat for Lil' Wayne so he can SPIT THAT HOT FIRE

EasyCure · « **Reply #58 on:** November 06, 2008, 09:45:33 AM »

is PC richards confirmed to carry this? I happened to be at a Best Buy and decided to check just in case, no luck. The J&R Music was close but i forgot about it till now. I can look on the site i guess but.. i'm pretty lazy...

hint hint

EDIT: Fixed my post, i mistakenly thought it was PC Richards which would carry it but its not. The closest J&R Music store would require a nice lil trip down into Manhattan. I won't mind though, I've been there once and its a freaking mega-store that was just plain awesome.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #59 on:** November 08, 2008, 11:32:28 AM »

I just got this in the mail and I'll play around with it a little later today, do you guys know whats the name of the audio cable that required to hook up the DS to a macbook via the DS headphone jack to the macbook's headphone or speaker jack?

TheFleece · « **Reply #60 on:** November 08, 2008, 11:50:54 AM »

Quote from: EasyCure on November 06, 2008, 09:45:33 AM

is PC richards confirmed to carry this? I happened to be at a Best Buy and decided to check just in case, no luck. The J&R Music was close but i forgot about it till now. I can look on the site i guess but.. i'm pretty lazy... hint hint

EDIT: Fixed my post, i mistakenly thought it was PC Richards which would carry it but its not. The closest J&R Music store would require a nice lil trip down into Manhattan. I won't mind though, I've been there once and its a freaking mega-store that was just plain awesome.

I got mine at PC Richards, Video Games NYC in the East Village should have some too and I heard about a chinese woman who doesn't charge tax on the west side, for real.

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on November 08, 2008, 11:32:28 AM

I just got this in the mail and I'll play around with it a little later today, do you guys know whats the name of the audio cable that required to hook up the DS to a macbook via the DS headphone jack to the macbook's headphone or speaker jack?

I'm going to use a simple line-in chord and plug it into the audio-in jack. It should let me hear and record fine that way.

EasyCure · « **Reply #61 on:** November 08, 2008, 04:19:44 PM »

If you found it at PC richards than theres one closer to me than going down into the city, but maybe i'll call before i go anyway, if not i'll go down next weekend andpick it up. Hell i dont have moeny till then anyway, and too many games to play before getting another one!

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #62 on:** November 08, 2008, 04:59:04 PM »

Is it me or is the interface at times a little unresponsive? I calibrated my touch screen like 3 to 5 times and it got a little better. This piece of software is fantastic but it's definitely not newbie friendly. Once you get a hang of it past the learning curve then you can make some awesome beats. Since Industrial music is one of my favorite music genres maybe I can try to recreate some songs or make songs with a similar beat.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #63 on:** November 09, 2008, 01:49:34 PM »

Yeah, it's a real instrument and not for the Blue Ocean crowd, that's for damn sure. Wii Music it ain't.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #64 on:** November 09, 2008, 01:56:22 PM »

Quote from: Lindy on November 09, 2008, 01:49:34 PM

Yeah, it's a real instrument and not for the Blue Ocean crowd, that's for damn sure. Wii Music it ain't.

Lindy are you experiencing some of the unresponsive issues I'm having?

TheFleece · « **Reply #65 on:** November 09, 2008, 02:10:02 PM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on November 08, 2008, 04:59:04 PM

Is it me or is the interface at times a little unresponsive? I calibrated my touch screen like 3 to 5 times and it got a little better. This piece of software is fantastic but it's definitely not newbie friendly. Once you get a hang of it past the learning curve then you can make some awesome beats. Since Industrial music is one of my favorite music genres maybe I can try to recreate some songs or make songs with a similar beat.

I don't have a issue with the controls, but I do notice that the effects take about a second to adjust and level out. I took it out last night and did my second DS performance. It was received well and I hope the video came out nice enough to show off. The minute I started playing around I felt the urge to use two stylus on the keyboards and drum pads, anyone else?

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #66 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:32:10 PM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on November 09, 2008, 01:56:22 PM

Lindy are you experiencing some of the unresponsive issues I'm having?

Doing what, exactly?

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #67 on:** November 09, 2008, 06:17:36 PM »

Quote from: Lindy on November 09, 2008, 05:32:10 PM

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on November 09, 2008, 01:56:22 PM
Lindy are you experiencing some of the unresponsive issues I'm having?

Doing what, exactly?

My problems is that some of the buttons in general are a little unresponsive it can be some of the menu buttons, some of the mixer sliders or those grids that you fill in the white little squares.

TofuFury · « **Reply #68 on:** November 09, 2008, 09:01:19 PM »

Would someone who has experience with Acid Foundry, Garageband, and Soundtrack be able to get the hang of this pretty fast?

Chiller · « **Reply #69 on:** November 09, 2008, 09:44:31 PM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on November 08, 2008, 11:32:28 AM

I just got this in the mail and I'll play around with it a little later today, do you guys know whats the name of the audio cable that required to hook up the DS to a macbook via the DS headphone jack to the macbook's headphone or speaker jack?

1/8 inch to 1/8 inch TRS cable. Run it into the line-in, which has the little pictogram of the two arrows pointing together with a circle in the middle. You can get these at most electronics stores, or a music store such as Guitar Center. You could also use a TS cable, although you won't be able to record in stereo.

D_Average · « **Reply #70 on:** November 10, 2008, 11:19:04 AM »

Quote from: TheNorthSea on November 09, 2008, 09:01:19 PM

Would someone who has experience with Acid Foundry, Garageband, and Soundtrack be able to get the hang of this pretty fast?

Most likely. I use Garageband all the time, so I'll let you know. Hopefully, it'll arrive today.

D_Average · « **Reply #71 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:04:33 PM »

For anyone on the fence about purchasing, here's a quick demo of what I can up with during my first five minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljw2EJEQeD4

Personally, I've got quite a bit of experience w/ Korg products so it was super easy to pick up w/o reading the manual. However, for any noobs out there, it certainly isn't somthing you can't pick up with just 15-30 mins of reading, especially if you know Garage Band, or Reason.

Overall, I'm thoroughly enjoying it. My only gripes are I wish I could increase the length of the beats, and a few different bass drums and snares would have been nice as well (although you can greatly alter their sounds).

TheFleece · « **Reply #72 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:34:38 PM »

Here is a video of my first Korg performance. I had it for about three days and came up with the music without reading the manual. I expect more and better performances in the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_y7VjdXGCM
A friend and I are planning a Korg vs iPhone performance soon

Tybo68 · « **Reply #73 on:** December 01, 2008, 12:51:05 AM »

I do have some problems with changing the knobs but I'm getting better with it. It seemed intimidating when I bought it to flip through all the screens and see all the stuff you can play around with.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #74 on:** December 29, 2008, 12:30:05 PM »

Ooo yeah, I got this for Christmas! I've only gotten a chance to fool around a bit and man is this thing intimidating. But I'm going to take some time to go through the manual and learn all the in's and out's. As a guitar player I've never written anything on a synthesizer before and I'm up for the challenge.

Hell it's fun just to tinker with the thing.

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Author Topic: Korg DS-10 (Read 35221 times)